Professional Finance & Investment Skills
Course Overview
This course is designed to build strong, practical finance and investment skills for professionals working in business, finance, and advisory roles. It provides a solid understanding of financial principles, investment analysis, and decision-making, enabling learners to manage finances effectively, evaluate investments, and support sound financial strategies in professional environments.
Duration: 6 days, 8 hours | Level: beginner to Intermediate | Language: English
Please Note: Thames College is a One Education approved resale partner for Quality Licence Scheme Endorsed courses.
What You'll Learn
- Core finance principles and financial statement analysis
- Investment fundamentals, asset classes, and market behaviour
- Risk assessment, diversification, and portfolio basics
- Budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning
- Investment evaluation, returns, and performance measurement
- Ethical standards and professional responsibility in finance
- Communicating financial insights and recommendations
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What You'll Get
- Structured, self-paced learning modules
- Practical examples, exercises, and case studies
- Tools and frameworks for financial analysis and investment decisions
- Skills applicable to finance roles, business management, and investment support
- Certificate of completion
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Is this course suitable for beginners?
A: Yes. It starts with essential concepts and builds professional-level competence.
Q: Who is this course for?
A: Business professionals, finance staff, aspiring analysts, advisors, and investors.
Q: Will this course help in professional finance roles?
A: Yes. It develops practical skills used in day-to-day finance and investment decision-making.
Course Curriculum
| Section-1. Introduction | |||
| Financial Statement Analysis Objectives | 00:02:00 | ||
| Financial Analysis Methods in Brief | 00:10:00 | ||
| Ratio Analysis | 00:05:00 | ||
| Section-2. Profitability | |||
| Gross Profit Operating Margin Ratios | 00:10:00 | ||
| Net Profit Expense Control Ratios | 00:05:00 | ||
| ClassRoom Discussion for some other expenses | 00:07:00 | ||
| Use of Profitability Ratio to Understand Competitive advantage and Business Models | 00:08:00 | ||
| Section-3. Return Ratio | |||
| Return on Assets and FIxed Assets | 00:11:00 | ||
| Return on Capital Employed | 00:08:00 | ||
| Case Study Analysis of three telecom companies | 00:15:00 | ||
| Cautions for using return ratios on face value | 00:04:00 | ||
| Ratios which help to understand how efficiently assets are used | 00:17:00 | ||
| How we measure utlisation of assets not recorded in Balance Sheet | 00:09:00 | ||
| Section-4. Liqudity Ratio | |||
| Liquidity Ratio to understand Risk inherent in companies | 00:05:00 | ||
| Long Term Liquidity Ratios | 00:06:00 | ||
| Section-5.Operational Analysis | |||
| Financial Analysis Measure meant to understand efficiency in other operations | 00:04:00 | ||
| Summarise – Ratios use for operational analysis | 00:03:00 | ||
| Dupont Analysis to understand opportunities in optimising return on equity | 00:04:00 | ||
| Section-6. Detecting Manipulation | |||
| Detecting Manipulation in accounts – Fake Sales | 00:11:00 | ||
| Detecting Manipulation – Wrong Depreciation and others | 00:06:00 | ||
| Pricing Decisions | 00:07:00 | ||
| How to make Capex Decisions | 00:05:00 | ||
| Assignment | |||
| Assignment – Financial Analysis | 6 days, 6 hours | ||
Certificate of Achievement
Upon completion, you will receive a CPD-accredited certificate recognised globally. Choose from:
Pdf Certificate & Transcript £7.99
Hardcopy Certificate & Transcript £17.99
This certification validates your knowledge and skills, boosting your employability in healthcare.
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